Business Unit Director Program Management Services, Mobility Canada
Business Unit Director Program Management Services, Mobility Canada
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Job Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a Business Unit Director Program Management Services for the Mobility Business Area in Canada.
This position reports to the Business Area Director and is in Canada.
Role Accountabilities:
As a Business Unit Director you will be accountable for Program Management Services people operations and growth. Additionally you will mentor and lead regional business unit leaders and are responsible for profitably growing the respective business unit presence in country in line with Canada Mobility strategy and financial targets. Responsibilities include:
Implementing the Mobility strategy:
- Lead the country business unit with ultimate accountability for P&L performance service quality delivery within the unit; develop and oversee the implementation of the strategy to ensure service quality delivery service excellence and profitable growth within the unit to support the delivery of the line of business objectives
- Lead motivate and develop a diverse team of senior specialists by recruiting setting objectives and reviewing performance to ensure staff are developed driven and have the necessary skills to deliver the programobjectives
- Develop and implement the country business plan for the unit and ensure the team understand it and the role that they play in its achievement through the development of the appropriate culture and the provision of context and clarity
- Lead the identification and targeting of clients through the delivery of service excellence to deliver growth in organic revenue and win work in the country business unit
Build strong relationships and create successful teams:
- Develop enduring relationships with clients to understand their business needs and ensure client satisfaction to improve retention and deliver organic revenue growth
- Coach and mentor practice group managers service managers project managers and technical managers within the Business Unit to ensure all projects are set up for success and appropriate governance is adhered to with the goal ofimproved client satisfaction
- Lead the identification of talent in the business unit in both technical and project delivery capability and sales and promote career development by directing individuals who are identified to the appropriate development programs
- Lead decisions on resource utilisation within the business unit and maintain the integrity of the unit composition and pyramid management structure to enable resource optimisation
- Lead the identification and management of risk in service delivery and ensure compliance with governance processes in the business unit to lead to service excellence and client satisfaction
- Maintain an in-depth and up-to-date understanding of the business units clients and the market to identify key trends and emerging opportunities
- Develop relationships throughout Arcadis to foster cooperation and to maximise opportunities to cross-sell and trade-up
Qualifications
You should have at least 15 years of experience leading and growing a significant business function within a professional services firm. You will be able to inspire multi-disciplinary teams around a common purpose and demonstrate significant leadership capability.
You will have a high level of intellectual professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility. You will bring excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate at all levels of the organization in particular senior levels. You are an excellent communicator and skilled at building relationships.
You have the technical knowledge to recognize and manage risk in running a design led Business Unit. In addition you have well developed commercial skills with a sound knowledge of the industry and demonstrated entrepreneurial behavior.
Why Arcadis
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
